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16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:01 am
by Kylegypo
Just bought some 6.5 in. / 165 mm JL Audio Evolution C2-650X Coaxial speakers for my Megane with the hopes of modifying the current 13 cm speaker moulds to accommodate the 16.5 cm's . Has anyone done this?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:58 pm
by Ray
buy a door pod
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:03 pm
by joeishmather
a door pod?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:15 pm
by davelowe
Indeed. No idea what that is either - though a guess would be some kind of enclosure that the speaker sits in and is bolted to the door interior.
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:49 pm
by Kylegypo
Door pods are around £120. I wanted a different way to do it OR I want to basically recreate this as its £200 from Germany

Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:58 pm
by joeishmather
Looks like a fancie piece of vacumme formed plastic so why do they have to charge such stupid prices!?!?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:05 pm
by Kylegypo
Exactly my opinion but I don't have the contacts to get one made, especially for less than £200. I don't care if its shiny bloody silver, simple black will do me. Anyone ideas how I can modify my original grill?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:50 am
by joeishmather
I have larger speakers in mine, I just made the original hole bigger, the grill still gos over and they work fine, only problem is because the speakers are deeper than the originals the window sometimes catches them when I put it down, I can upload a pic if you want?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:14 am
by Kylegypo
Yes please If you don't mind. My magnets are quite large and I've seen the tutorial on removing the water shield was hoping that with the grill above I Wouldn't need to. Somehow my window already catches something on th way down and up :s even though I have the pioneer tsq's
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:24 pm
by joeishmather
its strange as my drivers door doesnt do it, just the passengers, i will have a look and upload the pics, but be warned i didnt do it neatly!!
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:06 pm
by joeishmather


there are 2 like i said its not at all a neat job! lol
but it can be done and it sounds sooooooooooooo much better!
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:12 pm
by Kylegypo
Haha I can't be bothered to do a neat job myself anyway. Did you cut away the water sheild to accommodate the larger speaker magnet?
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:17 pm
by joeishmather
yeah, cut everything that was in the way really, then put some bubble wrap over the top and behind to protect from water and for better sound
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:38 pm
by paulcwn
Kylegypo wrote:Door pods are around £120. I wanted a different way to do it OR I want to basically recreate this as its £200 from Germany

where can these be brought from got web site
Re: 16.5cm speaker in front door panel.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:42 pm
by Ray
for £235 you can get a pod that fits 2x 6.5 speakers...
https://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /6317.html